Rehtaeh Parsons' Dad Glen Canning Writes Emotional Letter On Daughter

Glen Canning, father of Rehtaeh Parsons, the Nova Scotia teenager who committed suicide after an alleged gang rape and months of bullying, has written a moving tribute to his daughter on his personal blog.

In the post, Canning pays tribute to his daughter and reveals that her organs were transplanted and saved the lives of four people.

From his blog:

"I had to write something about this. I don’t want her life to defined by a Google search about suicide or death or rape. I want it to be about the giving heart she had. Her smile. Her love of life and the beautiful way in which she lived it.

I found out this afternoon my daughter saved the life of a young woman with her heart. How fitting.

She also gave someone a new liver, a kidney, a new breath, and a new chance to love. She saved the lives of four people with her final gift of life. She was that wonderful.

Someone out there is going to look at the world with my daughter’s eyes. The most beautiful eyes I have ever seen."

"How is it possible for someone to leave a digital trail like that yet the RCMP don’t have evidence of a crime? What were they looking for if photos and bragging weren’t enough?

Why was this treated like a minor incident of bullying rather than a rape? Isn’t the production and distribution of child porn a crime in this country? Numerous people were emailed that photo. The police have that information (or at least they told us they did). When someone claims they were raped is it normal to wait months before talking to the accused?"

Canning, a former photographer for the Halifax Daily News and a journalist at CTV Atlantic, according to his LinkedIn page, says the blog post is the only statement he'll be making to the media about his daughter.

From Facebook:
Thank You Richard for sending me this photo...I did not have this class picture of me in grade six but as soon as I saw it I recalled the year and the principal in the back Mr Gallagher. I was starting to become more girlish looking and developing into a young lady (far left front) and a group of boys that were friends since 1st grade noticed the changes and suddenly were grabbing me inappropriately when I was walking the hallways. I told Mr Gallagher, he pulled each boy into his office and I never knew what he said but those boys never touched me or said another word about it. Mr Gallagher, where ever you are I thank you and I never forgot how you stood up for me.

Today on Father's Day remembering the love of a father and daughter. (Glen and Rehtaeh)

These are photos of Halifax teenager Rehtaeh Parsons, who was the victim of an alleged gang rape and an online bullying campaign over the last few months. Her mother, Leah Parsons, posted the images and her daughter's tragic story on a Facebook memorial page.

Online reaction to Parsons death has been swift. Hundreds of messages have flooded the memorial page set up by her mother. Many more have sounded off on Twitter.